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Soho Coffee Co, CH&Co Group Announce Joint Venture
Soho Coffee Co, CH&Co Group Announce Joint Venture
The coffee brand entered into a joint venture with independent caterer, CH&Co Group, centred around the Apostrophe café chain.
Subway partners with Aramark
The brand announced that it has extended its partnership with food, facilities and uniform services company, Aramark. The partnership will see five Subway stores open across Aramark’s UK operations by the end of 2016.
KFC may close some Botswana stores amid partial liquidation
According to a story by Bloomberg, KFC Botswana will temporarily close some of its restaurants after being placed under partial liquidation.
HOP customers can now preorder lunch from the Beli mobile app
HOP partnered up with the Beli app to provide customers the ability to preorder lunch from their mobile devices.
Starbucks and Anheuser-Busch to Launch Teavana Ready-to-Drink Tea in U.S. in 2017
Anheuser-Busch and Starbucks announced that they are working together to produce, bottle, distribute and market the first Teavana Ready-to-Drink (RTD) tea in the U.S., with an anticipated product launch in the first half of 2017.
Benugo launches new menu
The brand unveiled a new menu featuring a new Greek chicken salad box made with 100% British chicken, and the Parmesan chicken baguette.
Deliveroo teams up with Pizza Express
PizzaExpress signed new global partnership with Deliveroo: the on-demand delivery service for quality restaurant food.
Starbucks taps in on cold brew
The coffee chain announced a new lineup of cold beverages that will become the foundation for a new “cold bar” of coffee and espresso products.
Pizza Hut makes new food commitments
The brand announced that it will remove BHA/BHT, artificial preservatives from cheese, and antibiotics from chicken from its list of ingredients.
Domino's trials delivery to buses
The pizza brand announced it will start delivering to bus stops so people can order pizza while on the move.
pod releases summer menu
The brand launched its new summer menu, inspired by the flavours and tastes from around the world.
Papa John's lands in Tunisia
The pizza chain became one of the first U.S. restaurant brands to enter Tunisia. Following Egypt, Tunisia will be only the second country in Africa to have a Papa John's franchise.
Papa John's photoshops astronaut Tim Peake's face on a pizza
To honour Tim Peake and his return to Earth after a six-month stay in space, the pizza company edited the astronaut's face onto a pizza, complete with corn, pepperoni, peppers and arugula.
Starbucks CPG launches Caffe Americano with Milk
Starbucks CPG unveiled the latest addition to its Chilled Classics range in groceries and convenience stores, the Caffe Americano with milk. To mark the launch, the brand helped city commuters to enjoy a little lift whilst on-the-go with a giant ice sculpture installation for one day only at Waterloo Station Concourse on Friday 3rd June from 7am to 7pm.
Square Pie launches new Brexit specials
The brand unveiled two new Brexit specials, the ‘In’ and the ‘Out’ pies, available in their restaurants from Thursday 2nd June until polling day.
Starbucks arrives in Slovakia
According to a story by the Slovak Spectator, the coffee company opened its first store in Slovakia, located in Bratislava-based shopping centre Aupark.
KFC adopts mobile pay for US stores
The chicken chain announced the adoption of mobile pay in U.S. restaurants, allowing customers to pay in seconds for their meal. The new system is compatible with Android Pay, Apple Pay and Samsung Pay and is available in some restaurants beginning now, with system-wide adoption completed by the end of the summer.